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February 2012 |
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EAGLE SCOUT PIZZA PARTY
At our first Chippewa Valley Eagles organizational meeting, one of the main interests was for established Eagle Scouts to have the opportunity to mentor younger Eagle Scouts. All Eagle Scouts age 18 and over are invited to a pizza party on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The party will be held at the Chippewa Valley Technical College - Clairemont Campus, 620 W. Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire. We will be located in the Big Rivers Conference Room (Room 30) of the Business Education Center. Join us for a fun evening of food and socializing! Please RSVP to Andrea Blaeser, (715) 832-6671 or ablaeser@bsamail.org by February 1, 2012
WEBELOS LOCK-IN
Make plans now to attend another fun-filled night of swimming, rock climbing, games and learning about activities and programs of Boy Scout Troops in your area. The Webelos Lock-In will be at the Chippewa Falls Middle School on Friday, February 10, 2012. This event is for all 1st and 2nd year Webelos. Pre-registration is required! Fees increase after February 7th.
Please go to the following link for more information and a registration form: 2012 Webelos Lock-In
VOLUNTEER COMMISSIONER STAFF
Looking to spend a week at Camp? Adults are needed to join our weekly Commissioner staff. You’ll receive room and lodging, all the fun of being on camp staff for a week, a staff polo shirt and commemorative patch. All we ask in return is your cheerful service, willingness to help, and special skills. The Commissioners’ role is to ensure that Scouters have a great week at Camp Phillips in addition to some specific tasks that will vary week to week. If interested in joining our Commissioner staff, please contact the Chippewa Valley Council Scout Service Center (715-832-6671) to obtain an application.
JAMBOREE RALLY 
All Chippewa Valley Boy Scouts are invited to attend a Jamboree Rally, a great opportunity to learn more about the experience that will be offered at the 2013 National Jamboree. At this meeting you’ll have a chance to learn more about the program offered and costs to attend, view exciting materials and videos about The Summit High Adventure base in West Virginia, and meet other youth and leaders who will be attending. This is an informational meeting for you and your adult Scouters and an opportunity to find if the 2013 National Jamboree is the Scouting program for you. Spots to attend will fill up soon, so if you have an interest in attending the 2013 Jamboree, this meeting is for you! Join us on Saturday, February 4th, from 9am – 11am at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 1222 Main Street, Bloomer, WI. Please contact Joe Carlson at the Scout Service Center with any questions (715-832-6671, joe.carlson@scouting.org )
To find out more information about the 2013 National Jamboree, check out The Summit website: www.bsajamboree.org
To register NOW for the 2013 Jamboree, use the “National Jamboree Sign Up” form which can be found here: 2013 National Jamboree
APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR 2013 JAMBOREE:
3RD ASSISTANT SCOUTMASTER
All individuals who will be between ages 18 and 21 during July 2013 are invited to apply for the position of 3rd Assistant Scoutmaster. This individual will be involved in planning for the CVC Troop to be involved in the 2013 National Jamboree as well as have a leadership role in the Troop at the event.
Applicants should be currently registered with a Boy Scout Troop or Venture Crew and be at least 18 years of age by July 15, 2013 but not yet 21 years of age by July 24, 2013.
Please submit a letter of application to the Scout Service Center prior to February 29, 2012. Interviews with applicants will be conducted at a later date. Please contact the Scout Service Center with any questions.
COUNCIL RECOGNITION DINNER
The Chippewa Valley Council 2012 Recognition Dinner will be held Friday, March 9, 2012. The event will take place at the Avalon Hotel & Conference Center in Chippewa Falls. For more details and a registration form, please go to the following link: 2012 Annual Dinner
LEAVE NO TRACE TRAINING
Leave No Trace (L.N.T.) training will be offered in February and March. Both training sessions are identical and qualify the participant to offer L.N.T. awareness courses to Troops or other groups of youth or adults. L.N.T. provides principles for use in the outdoors that allow users to minimize their impact. This training is open to all BSA registered adults as well as to any youth over the age of 14 and first class. Cost to attend is $10 which includes lunch and all materials.
The two trainings will be held from 8am – 5pm on Saturday, February 4, at the Cameron American Legion, 614 Main Street, Cameron WI, and on Saturday, March 10 at the Chippewa Valley Council Scout Service Center, 710 S. Hastings Way, Eau Claire WI.
Please pre-register for each training by contacting the Scout Service Center (715-832-6671). Registration deadline for the February 4th training is Wednesday, February 1st. The deadline to register for the March 10th training is Wednesday, March 7th.
POPCORN FOR SALE
We currently have popcorn at the Scout Office that is being sold at half price. Come visit us and get a great deal on popcorn. The White Chocolate Pretzels are at an amazingly low price of $10. Don't miss this great sale!
NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING (NYLT)
Are you a First Class Scout age 13 or a Venture Crew member age 14 and looking to enhance your leadership skills, and become a better leader in your Troop or Crew? If so, sign up for the National Youth Leadership Training Course being offered by the Chippewa Valley Council this summer at the Phillips Scout Reservation in Haugen, WI June 10th - 16th. Click on the NYLT link on the Chippewa Valley Council Website and print off an application and talk to your Scoutmaster. The Chippewa Valley Council’s National Youth Leadership Training provides: KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR LIFE!
CAMP PHILLIPS 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
All former Camp Phillips staffers, campers, family and friends are encouraged to save the date and plan to join us for our 60th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday July 7, 2012.
All former Camp staffers are invited to a reunion dinner on Saturday evening, 6:30pm in the Dining Hall. Pre-registration will be required.
Campers, Scouters, friends, neighbors, and family are invited to swing through Camp between 10am – 5pm Saturday for tours, a formal program at 2pm, activities for youth, lunch, a stop at the Trading Post, reminiscing, and more.
All are invited to join us Friday evening July 6th for charcoal chicken dinner, evening campfire, chapel and Order of the Arrow ceremony. It all begins at 6pm.
We need your help to spread the word though!
All former staffers: please submit your Name, Address, Phone, Email, Years of Staff Service, and Program Position to: Terri Jay, terjay@bsamail.org, 715-832-6671. Also include any other contact information of other staff members you served with.
Former Campers and friends: look for more information in the coming months as we finalize plans for this great day. Stay in touch by checking in frequently on: www.bsa-cvc.org/camping
EXCITING CHANGES TO CUB WORLD PROGRAM & SCHEDULE
Cub Scout Packs are invited to be part of an exciting new era in programming at Cub World for the summer of 2012. In addition to Parent & Pal and Webelos Adventure Camp, Cub Scouts are now invited to attend Cub Scout Pack Camp a program where boys from Tiger – Webelos I can attend Cub Scout summer camp together. Packs will select a session to attend and do so as a group rather than doing so on a den basis as in previous years.
This new program will be great for Packs; families with multiple Scouts can now attend one session, boys from the Pack will intereact with each other in a new way at summer camp; more leaders will be available to attend and more.
For all the great details check out the following link: 2012 Cub World Leader's Guide
60TH SUMMER AT CAMP PHILLIPS
Plans are now underway for a great summer of programming at Camp Phillips. Join us for new programs, as well as all of the old favorites. Check out all the information at the following link: 2012 Boy Scout Leader’s Guide
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR CAMP TRAINING
Camp Phillips will be a host site for National Camp School – the national camp program certification program of the B.S.A -- in June 2012. Opportunities exist for individuals to attend and receive certification in Shooting Sports, COPE and Climbing, and Aquatics. If interested in attending, contact Joe Carlson for further information (joe.carlson@scouting.org, 715-832-6671).
KODIAK CHALLENGE 
Who: Male and Females at least 14
When : August 12-18, 2012
Where: Rivers of Northern Wisconsin
Why: To further your leadership skills in a high adventure setting.
Kodiak Challenge is advanced leadership training for young men and women in a high adventure setting, stressing servant leadership and the practical application of ILSC, NYLT and NAYLE skills. This is a hands-on skills course conducted under the open sky, not a classroom. You’ll be pushed out of your comfort zone, tested mentally and physically as your leadership skills grow. Kodiak Challenge is an adventure with a purpose.
Kodiak Challenge isn’t for everyone. In order to attend you must be a registered Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or Venturer. You have to be at least 14 years old and have completed the eighth grade. If you are a Venturer you must have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews. If you are a Boy Scout or Varsity Team member you must have completed National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT). National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) is a plus, as is a prior Kodiak Challenge course. (Because each Kodiak Challenge is unique, you can attend more than one course and learn something new each time.)
For more information, go to the following link: http://www.bsa-cvc.org/Kodiak
2012 LIFE TO EAGLE WORKBOOK
A new Life to Eagle Workbook has been produced by National BSA for the usage of Scouts and families.
The new workbook is available here: Life to Eagle Workbook
All projects started in 2012 should be using the new workbook.
See here for a special message about 2012 programming from the Advancement Committee:
Letter from Advancement Committee Chair
NEW GUIDE TO ADVANCEMENT
Along with the new Life to Eagle workbook, a new guidebook for Advancement in Packs, Troops, and Crews has been developed. This new resource is available at the Scout Shop for $9.99 a copy. A digital copy is also available here: Guide to Advancement
EAGLES' NEST
Congratulations to all of our Scouts who achieved the Eagle Award in 2011. Please take a look at our Eagles' Nest page by going to the following link: 2011 Eagles' Nest EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAMS
Many area employers support non-profits through matching gifts and some will make donations to non-profits based on the number of hours that their employees volunteer. Below is a list of area companies that we know participate in these types of programs. Please take a few moments to check with your own employer to see if they offer Matching Gift or Employee Volunteerism programs. This is a great way to maximize the support that you are already giving to the Scouting program.
-3M (Matching Gifts Program, Volunteer Match Program)
-Allstate (Agency Hands in the Community Program)
-BP (Matching Gifts Program)
-ConAgra Foods (Matching Gifts Program)
-Gap, Inc. (Money for Time Program, Matching Gifts Program)
-Macy’s (Matching Gifts Program)
-MetLife (Volunteer Ventures Program)
-Nestle USA (Matching Gifts Program)
-PepsiCo (Matching Gifts Program)
-Shopko (Teammate Community Service Grant Program, Matching Gifts Program)
-State Farm (Good Neighbor Volunteer Grant Program)
-Thrivent Financial (Matching Gifts Program)
-Toys “R” Us (Matching Gifts Program)
-United Health Group (Dollars for Doers Program)
-U.S. Bancorp (Matching Gifts Program)
-Verizon (Matching Gifts Program)
-Walmart (Volunteer Match Program)
-Xcel Energy (Matching Gifts Program, Dollars for Doing Program)
P.R.A.Y. AWARDS
Congratulations to the following Scouts for earning P.R.A.Y. Awards:
| Jack Meister |
God and Me |
| Gideon Fugman |
God and Me |
| Nicholas Adler |
God and Me |
| Garrett Swan |
God and Me |
| Gatlin Swan |
God and Me |
| Stephen Poynter |
God and Life |
LEAVE YOUR MARK AT CAMP L.E. PHILLIPS
Purchase your personalized brick on the Camp Phillips Walkway. Your participation in this fundraiser allows you to commemorate an individual Scouter or a Scout unit with an engraved brick, on display at Camp L.E. Phillips. Your gift will be used for campsite improvements so that we can continue to offer high-quality facilities to our youth.
Please click on the following to view the brochure: Brick Brochure
You can also make donations on our new e-funding website found here: Give to Local Scouting
CVC SCOUT SHOP
CVC Scout Shop Update: February Update
Chippewa Valley Council Scout Shop
710 S. Hastings Way, Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-832-6671
Open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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